Toy bank.



E. N. KINDLAND.

TOY BANK.

APPLICATION FILED MAR. 27. 1915.

1,155,583. Patented 001;. 5, 1915.

COLUMBIA FLANOORAPH 120.. WASHINGTON, D. c.

t1 I S" E ERICK N. KINDLAND, OF JAMESTOWN, NEW YORK.

TOY BANK.

Application filed March 27, 1915.

T 0 all whom it may concern Be it known that I, ERICK N. KINDLAND, a subject of the King of Sweden, residing at the city of Jamestown, in the county of Chautauqua and State of New York, have invented certain new and useful Improve ments in Toy Banks, of which the following, taken in connection with the accompanying drawings, is a specification.

The invention relates to improvements in toy banks; and the object of the improvement is to provide a durable and easily constructed receptacle for coins which forms the base for a flag staff or similar article, thereby disguising the bank and providing a lock between said base and flag staff which opens or closes the bank receptacle; and the invention consists in the novel features and combinations hereinafter set forth and claimed. 7 V

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a sectional view of the toy bank receptacle and flag staff and the combination lock therefor, also showing the removable bottom. Fig. 2 is a perspective view of the bottom plate of the base with the key shaft thereon for connecting said bottom with the flag staff and base. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of the base detached from the stafi' and showing the locking slot in the tube for attaching the flag staff. Fig. ff is a perspective view of the underside of one of the disks showing the many sided opening therein; and

. Fig. 5 is a similar view of the many sided locking plate which fits into said opening in the locking disk. Fig. .6 is perspective view of the lower portion or base of the flag staff showing the slotted opening therein to receive the locking key on the bottom plate.

Like numerals of reference refer to corresponding parts in the several views.

The numeral 10 designates the hollow base which may be made in any desired pattern,

and which has the upwardly projecting tube 11 thereon and having the slot 12 extending lengthwise of the tube 11 and through the base 10. A slot 13 is-provided in the base 10 for the insertion of the coins, which slot preferably has a spring 14 on the inner side of the base 10 extending up over the slot 13 so as to instantly close said slot and prevent the shaking out of the coins from the base 10 after they are pressed through the slot 13. The base 10 has a removable bot tom 15 which is preferably formed of sheet metal with an upturned rim or edge 16 Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Oct. 5, 1915.

Serial No. 17,365.

which fits closely within the base 10 and holds the bottom 15 firmly in line yet permitting of its removal from said base.

A key shaft or locking post 17 is attached to the central portion 18 of the bottom plate 15, which central portion 18 is preferably bent upward and a handle 19 is attached on the underside within the upward bend for withdrawing the bottom 15. The key shaft 17 may be attached in any suitable manner which will hold it firmly in place and make it substantially a part of the bottom 15. The locking projections 20 are provided on one side of the key shaft 17 near the upper end which slidably fit the slot 12. The length of the rod 17 is such that it extends substantially to the top of the tube 11 on the base 10 when the bottom plate 15 is in place.

In order to mislead people as to the nature of the bank, a decorative article or figure is attached to the top of the base 10, preferably a flag staff 21, though an artistic figure might take the place of the flag staff without departing from my invention. The flag staff 21 has a base 22 with an outwardly projecting flange having a threaded hole 23 therein to receive the threaded tube 11 and having also a slot 21 corresponding in height to the slot 12 so that when the slots 12 and 2-1 are turned in conjunction the flanges 20 of the key 17 may pass up through said slots. In order to lock these parts without the use of a key, a simple disk combination lock is provided around the slotted tube 11 and the upper end of the key 17. Said lock is composed of revoluble disks 25 and 26 which have preferably ten numerals thereon and have a large opening 27 centrally therethrough and adjustable locking plates 28 attached therein, the manner of attachment being preferably by means of an opening 29 which is made ten-sided corresponding to the numerals, the same as the plate 28 sothat said plate fits firmly into the same yet plate 28 may be pressed from the disk and changed to any other arrangement of the combination figures desired. The plate 28 has a key-hole shaped opening therethrough to receive the key 17 and the thickness of the plate 28 is proportioned to fit the notch 30 between the parts 20 of the key so that said disks must be brought into correspondence with one another in order that the key or looking post 17 may be withdrawn. It is obvious that this simple arrangement of a combination lock provides for attaching any desired form of the superstructure which would be deceptive or misleading as to the nature of the use of the base 10. In order to deceive any one who might try to operate the combination lock, additional notches 31 are provided in plate 28 on diiferent sides of the central opening so that as the disk 29 containing the plate 28 is turned the operator of the lock will have a plurality of points at which the disk turns easily,-for it is apparent that the disk will turn more easily at the notch 32 for the flange of the key. The plurality of notches will accordingly deceive any one who was depending upon the ease of rotation for the disk 29 at the notch 32 in order to discover the combination. The notches 21 are preferably simply indentations from one side which do not extend through the plate.

The parts of the toy bank are assembled in the following manner: The combination locking disks 25 and 26 are inserted on the tubular extension 11 with the locking notches 32 turned toward the numbers desired for the combination. The flag staff 21 or other superstructure is then screwed onto the upper end of the tube 11 leaving the disks 25 and 26 free to rotate. The notches 32 are then turned so as to admit the flanges 20 when inserting the bottom 15 and post 17, after which the rotation of the disks 25 and 26 looks the bottom 15 firmly in place. In order to remove said bottom it is only necessary to turn the correct combination numbers in line with the lines 33 on the receptacle 10 and the notches 32 are thereby placed in line with the .flanges 20 so that the bottom 15 and post 17 may be withdrawn by means of the handle 19.

V I claim as new:

- 1. A toy bank comprising a receptacle having a slot in the wall for the reception of coins, a removable bottom in said receptacle, a post attached to said bottom and extending up through said receptacle, and a lock on said receptacle to engage said post.

2. A toy bank comprising a receptacle having a coin slot in the wall thereof, a removable bottom in said receptacle, a post attached to said bottom and extending up through said receptacle and having flanges on its upper end, and a combination lock on said receptacle to engage said flanges.

3. A ,toy bank comprising a receptacle having a coin slot in the wall thereof, a removable bottom in said receptacle, a post attached to said bottom and extending above said receptacle, combination locking mechanism engaging said post, and a decorative superstructure attached to said receptacle over the upper end of said post to mislead as to the use of said receptacle.

4:. A toy bank comprising a receptacle having a coin slot in the wall thereof, a removable bottom in said receptacle, a post attached to said bottom and extending above said receptacle, combination locking mechanism engaging said post, and a flag staff attached to said receptacle above said looking mechanism.

5. A toy bank comprising a receptacle having a coin slot in the wall thereof, a spring on the inner side of said wall covering said slot to prevent the withdrawal of the coin, a removable bottom in said receptacle, a post attached to the central portion of said bottom and extending through an opening in the top of said receptacle, spaced flanges on the upper end of said post, and combination disks revolubly mounted on said post and receptacle to lockingly engage said flanges. I

6. A toy bank comprising a receptacle having a coin slot in the wall thereof, a removable bottom for said receptacle having an upwardly bent portion, a handle in said upwardly bent portion, a post attached to the upper side of said upwardly bent portion and extending up through said receptacle and an opening in the top of the same, spaced flanged projections on said post, combination locking disks engaging said spaced flanged projections, and a flag staff attached to said receptacle around the upper end of said'post.

In testimony whereof I have aflixed my signature in the presence of a witness. ERICK N. KINDLAND; WVitness:

H. A. SANDBERG.

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